Section 13Part 2 — Registration and Licensing of Vehicles
Liability to pay fees and exemption from payment
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A registered owner who for any period uses or keeps, or causes to be used or kept, a vehicle in respect of which a fee under this Act has at any time become chargeable is liable to pay the fee in respect of that vehicle for that period.
No vehicle licence fee may be charged for —
vehicles in the possession of persons licensed under the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2026 Revision) as motor vehicle dealers, agents, repairers or traders solely for the purpose of sale, repair or testing in the course of that business;
oversize vehicles, subject to provisions relating to special permits; or
a vehicle in respect of which the Director has granted a person's application under section 15 for the suspension of the vehicle licence.
Notwithstanding subsection (2)(c), a person who has been granted a suspension under section 15 does not escape liability to pay a fee if, at any time during the period of suspension the person uses or keeps, or causes to be used or kept, the vehicle on a road and no vehicle licence is in force for the vehicle at that time.
Cross References
- Section of Trade And Business Licensing Actexternal
Trade and Business Licensing Act (2026 Revision)